| Year | 1996-97 to 2005-06 | Year | 2005-06 to 2013-14 | Indian Champions (7 Clubs) | I-League 2013-14 (Pts) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | JCT | 2007 | Dempo | 5 | Dempo | Bengaluru FC | 47 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Mohun Bagan | 2008 | Dempo | 3 | Kingfisher East Bengal | Kingfisher East Bengal | 43 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Salgaocar SC Goa | 2009 | Churchill Brothers SC | 3 | Mohun Bagan | Salgaocar | 39 | |||||||||
| 2000 | Mohun Bagan | 2010 | Dempo | 2 | Salgaocar SC Goa | Dempo | 35 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Kingfisher East Bengal | 2011 | Salgaocar | 2 | Churchill Brothers SC | Sporting Clube de Goa | 34 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Mohun Bagan | 2012 | Dempo | 1 | Mahindra United | Shillong Lajong | 33 | |||||||||
| 2003 | Kingfisher East Bengal | 2013 | Churchill Brothers SC | 1 | JCT | Pune | 29 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Kingfisher East Bengal | 2014 | Bengaluru FC | 1 | Bengaluru FC | Mohun Bagan | 28 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Dempo | 2015 | 18 | Total Championships | Mumbai FC | 28 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Mahindra United | 2016 | National Football Lge 1996-97 to 2006-07 | United Sports Club | 26 | |||||||||||
| Rangdajied United | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers SC | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan S.C. | 24 | |||||||||||||||